Land-anchor.



0. C. WARRICK.

LAND ANCHOR. APPLICATION FILED MARA; 1912.

133136111366. Feb. 11, 1913.

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LAND-ANCHOR.

Specieation of Letters Patent. v

Patented Feb. 11,1913.

'Application led March 4, 1912. Serial No. 681,490.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be itknown that I, OLIVER C. WARRIOR, a citizen of the United States,residing at Pittsboro, in the county of Hendricks and State of Indiana,have inventedcerta-in new and useful Improvements in Land-Anchors; and Ido declare the following to be a f ull, clear, and exact description ofthe invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in anchors for fences, posts andconstructions of similar character and is designed more particularly forthose adapted to be properly positioned and directed into the ground bya tool or implement designed for the purose.

The object of the invention is in the provision of a simple, practicaland durable device of the character described whereby the anchor can be'easily projected into the ground and will be rigldly positioned therein.

A further object of the invention is in the provision of a device of thecharacter described which can be constructed in a simple and durablemanner and is susceptible vof carrying out the utilities and advantagesabove set forth.

With these and otherobjects in view the invention consists of certainnovel features of construction, and the combinationof parts as will, bemore fully described and claimed.

ln the accompanying drawings; Figure 1 is a side elevation of thecomplete invention partially driven into the ground and the toolemployed for the purpose applied thereto; Fig. 2 is a similar view withthe tool removed; Fig. 3 is a similar view showing the anchor driven atan inclination with the tool removed, and with the fastening Wireattached to the post; Fig. 4 is an enlarged side view of the completeinvention; Fig. 5 is an edge view of the same; Fig. 64 is a transversesection taken on the line 6 6 of Fig. 4; Fig. 7 is a similar sectiontaken on the line 7-7 of Fig. 4; Fig. 8 is a similar view taken on theline 8 8 of Fig. 4. Fig. 9 is a perspective view of the tool employed incarry ing out the invention.

ln the illustration the embodiment of the invention represents theimproved device which primarily consists of a casting designed in such amanner as to be easily and conveniently driven into the ground andproperly positioned therein, the anchor thus constructed being preferablcast of suitable metal as hereinafter descri ed.

\The anchor 1 is suitably designed as more clearly shown in Fig. 4, andis provided with a spiked end 2 having oppostely disposed V-sha'pedrecesses 3 extending from the body portion of the anchor to the pointedend 4 thereof. The spiked end 2 of the anchor adjacent to'the outwardlyHaring body portion thereof the spike is outwardly curved as shown at 5which forms a strengthening and guiding surface for the anchor whenproperly d1rected into the ground. The body portion of the anchor isprovided with an enlargement 6 having an aperture 7 through whichone endof the wire 7 is attached which is properly directed to a fence post 8or other object to be supported and secured in proper position. Theopposite end of the anchor is provided with an extended projection 9which is provided with a guiding inclined surface 10 and leads to andforms a continuation of the opposite walls 11 forming the intermediateportion of the anchor. The recesses formed by the opposite walls l1provide for the convenient and ready access and removal ofthe forked end12 of the tool or bar 13, the latter being employed for properlydirecting the anchor into the ground as more clearly shown in Fig. 3 ofthe drawings, and as will be clearly observed the inclined dat surface10 of the extension 9 of the anchor is designed more especially forguiding the forked end 12 of the tool in the recess formed by the Walls11.

In practice the device is finally located in the round as shown in Fig.3, Figs. 1 and 2, s ovvinfr more particularly .the initial starting ofthe anchor into the ground.

By referrin more particularly to Fig. 4 it will be seen t at the lowerinclined cutting edges 14 of the body portion of the anchor arepositioned in such a manner as to readily cut into the ground when theanchor is properly positioned and operated upon by the bar 13 andfurther, the extension 9 is provided with a knife or cutting edge 15which eX- tends from the end of the extension 9 to the cutting edge 14forming one side of the base portion of the anchor, whereby said anchormay be easily projected into the ground and properly positioned therein.As clearly shown the lower inclined cutting edges of the body of theanchor form the head for forms the entering end of the anchor and thespike 2, whereby after the latter has been inserted into the ground andthe anchor properly positioned the tool can be readily applied and bythe employment of the cutting edges of the head an entrance is formed inthe ground for the reception of the u per enlarged portion of theanchor. It is urther to be noted that after the anchor has been properlyembedded in the ground the incllned flat surface 10 of the projection 9and the flat surface of the spike 2 below the enlargement 6 of the bodyWill resist the strain imparted to the Wire 7, as clearly shown in Fig.3, the curved cutting edge 15 of the tool guiding projection 9 togetherwith the inclined cutting edge of the head disposed below the projectionproviding eflicient means for forcing the anchor 1n an angular positionin the ground, the spike 2 holding the anchor While the same is beingpositioned.

From the foregoing description it is clearly obvious that when theanchor is driven into the ground in the manner described and tensionimparted to the Wire 7 the said anchor will assume a substantiallyhorizontal position or such as shown in Fig. 3.

Various changes in the form, proportion and the minor details ofconstruction may be resorted towithoutv departing from the principle orsacrificing any of the advantages of the invention as claimed.

I claim as my invention; l

An anchor composed of a single piece of metal having an enlarged bodyportion, a spike forming a continuation of the same and having groovesformed on its opposite faces, said body portion being provided withoppositely positioned' inclined cutting edges leading from the spike andforming t a head for the latter, an extension forming the upper portionof the anchor and provided with a flat inclined guiding surface OLIVERo. WARRICK.

-Witnesses:

Erm J. PALMER, FRANK A. HAYNES.

